--- a/src/basic/user-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/user-util.h
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ int take_etc_passwd_lock(const char *root);
 #define UID_INVALID ((uid_t) -1)
 #define GID_INVALID ((gid_t) -1)
 
-#define UID_NOBODY ((uid_t) 65534U)
-#define GID_NOBODY ((gid_t) 65534U)
+#define UID_NOBODY ((uid_t) 99U)
+#define GID_NOBODY ((gid_t) 99U)
 
 #define ETC_PASSWD_LOCK_PATH "/etc/.pwd.lock"
 
